Bullous Lung Disease due to Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Rare Case Complicated With Tension Pneumothorax and Bronchopleural Fistula
Cristian Morán‐Mariños, María Vidal-Ruiz, Félix Llanos-Tejada, Antonella Chavez-Huamani, Juan A. Salas-López, Renzo Villanueva-Villegas, Renato Casanova-Mendoza
Therapeutic Advances in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine · 2024-01
Abstract
Bullous lung disease caused by tuberculosis is rare, and complications have a poor prognosis with uncertain pathophysiologic mechanisms. We describe a 29-year-old male patient who was admitted to the emergency department due to bilateral tension pneumothorax, which was complicated by bronchopleural fistula. This was managed with the placement of chest tubes, continuity of anti-TB drug treatment, and Heimlich valve placement.
MeSH terms
- Bronchopleural fistula
- Medicine
- Pneumothorax
- Tuberculosis
- Surgery
- Emergency department
- Lung
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Rare disease
- Fistula
- Disease
- Intensive care medicine